copygirl

American

[kop-ee-gurl] / ˈkɒp iˌgɜrl /

noun

a female employee who runs errands and sometimes delivers copy in a newspaper office.

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copygirl

She took typing and shorthand at a vocational school and worked as a copygirl at the Dayton Herald to meet expenses.

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